Ribeiro Nobre Nuno, Kylmä Jari, Kirsi Tapio
School of Health Sciences, Public Health, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, Finland.
Nurs Res Pract. 2012;2012:128108. doi: 10.1155/2012/128108. Epub 2012 Jun 17.
An ageing population is accompanied by an increased number of older adults living with HIV. So far, our knowledge regarding the life experiences of older adults living with HIV is still poor and under researched. The purpose of this study is to present new knowledge by interviewing nine Finnish HIV-positive individuals of 50 years of age and older. The data were analysed by inductive content analysis. Living with HIV is shaped by unique personal life experiences. These experiences played an important role on how the interviewees assessed their lives and their future as HIV positive individuals. Most of the participants reacted negatively to their HIV-positive diagnosis. However, throughout time they had found meaning in their lives and had developed a degree of positive attitude towards life and future which was articulated in terms of a good overall balanced life. Since caring is the tenor of the nursing profession, nurses should be able to identify and implement methods for assessing how successfully older adults living with HIV age and intervene in an informed way whenever needed.
人口老龄化伴随着感染艾滋病毒的老年人数量增加。到目前为止，我们对感染艾滋病毒的老年人的生活经历了解仍然很少，且研究不足。本研究的目的是通过采访9名50岁及以上的芬兰艾滋病毒阳性个体来呈现新知识。数据通过归纳性内容分析法进行分析。感染艾滋病毒的生活受到独特个人生活经历的影响。这些经历对受访者如何评估自己作为艾滋病毒阳性个体的生活和未来起着重要作用。大多数参与者对自己的艾滋病毒阳性诊断反应消极。然而，随着时间的推移，他们在生活中找到了意义，并对生活和未来形成了一定程度的积极态度，这种态度体现在总体良好平衡的生活中。由于关怀是护理专业的主旨，护士应该能够识别并实施评估感染艾滋病毒的老年人衰老情况的方法，并在需要时以明智的方式进行干预。
